YEREVAN: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party led the opposition Monday in early results from parliamentary elections that could cement his Westward tilt, after threats from Moscow and claims of Russian interference. Armenia and Russia are technically allies, but Moscow has compared the former Soviet republic’s ambitions to join the European Union to the path it claims triggered its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Armenia will vote in a parliamentary election on June 7 set to test Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Western tilt, as the country faces threats and allegations of interference…

Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will focus on its geopolitical future as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer ties with the EU and the U.S.